Grand Prairie Demographics

Population Grand Prairie U.S.
Total Population 127,427 281,421,920
Female 50.5% 50.9%
Male 49.5% 49.1%
18 years and over 69.5% 74.3%
65 years and over 6.4% 12.4%
Married Persons 58.3% 56.5%
Single Persons 41.7% 43.5%
Median Age 30.5 35.3
Average Family Size 3.4 3.1
Ethnicity
White 64.1% 77.0%
Black or African American 14.0% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8% 0.9%
Asian 4.6% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other 16.5% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 34.1% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Grand Prairie U.S.
Total Housing Units 46,261 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $84,100 $119,600
Number of Households 43,791 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.90 2.59
Economic Characteristics Grand Prairie U.S.
Median Household Income $46,816 $41,994
Per Capita Income $18,978 $21,587
In Labor Force 70.4% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 2,824 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Grand Prairie U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 18,028 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 7,635 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 6,359 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 26.0% 28.6%
Associates Degree 5.6% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 14.3% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 5.0% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census